UC Santa Barbara Gauchos @ Cal Poly Mustangs
UC Santa Barbara defeats Cal Poly 71-55
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Alan Williams had 23 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks to lead UC Santa Barbara to a 71-55 win over Cal Poly on Saturday night.
Shawn Moore made a layup to give UC Santa Barbara a 20-18 lead with 8:45 to play in the first half, and the Gauchos led 38-23 at the break. Sam Beeler made one of two free throws to stretch the Gauchos' lead to 20 points, 53-33 with 12:59 remaining.
Williams was 9 of 14 from the field. Kyle Boswell scored 15 points and Michael Bryson added 13 for UC Santa Barbara (21-8, 12-4 Big West) which ends the regular season one game back of conference-leader UC Irvine (22-10, 13-3).
Chris Eversley scored 14 points and was the only Mustang in double figures. Cal Poly (10-19, 6-10) has lost three straight and five of its last six games.
Game Information
San Luis Obispo, CA
Referee:Donn Berdahl
Referee:Tom Nally
Referee:Andy Cohn
2025-26 Standings
| Big West ConferenceBig West Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 24-9 |
| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Cal Poly | 10-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Long Beach State | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| UC Riverside | 5-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 13 | 8-24 |
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